Electric lawn edge trimmer



6, 1938. v P P BRUDER 2,139,353

ELECTRIC LAWN EDGE TRIMMER Filed Sept. 24, 1937 FLFLEIP d Er- O/IM Patented Dec." 6, 1938 y UNITED STATES [PATENT OFI-ics 1 Claim.

This invention appertains to novel devices for trimming the edges of lawns.

Great diiiculty is often experienced in trimming the edges of lawns adjacent to concrete and d other sidewalks. This is particularly true, however, if the lawn borders the sidewalki for any great distance. lt is, therefore, one oi the pri mary objects oi my invention to provide a novel machine, which can be manually pushed over a sidewalk having a power-driven cutter for extending over and cutting the edge of the lawn.

Another salient object of my invention is to provide a portable lawn edge-trimmer, having a novel guide plate lor engaging the marginal edge oi the sidewallr, whereby the attachment will be Vguided and held in the desired relation to the lawn border during the pushing ol" the machine over the sldewallr.

il. turther important object ot my invention i ls to provide a lawn edge-trimmer embodying a carriage having a pair ol spaced rollers tor engaging the sidewalk, and a plate hlngedly mounted upon the carriage carrying the motor and cutter, with means for adjusting the angular position oi the plate relative to the carriage, whereby the position of the cutter relative to the lawn can be varied.

d further important object ol my invention is the provision of means lor bodily shifting the motor and cutter on the plate, whereby the depth oi the cut of the lawn edge can be regulated.

d still further object oi my invention is to provide a lawn edge-trimmer oi the above character, which will be durable and efficient in use, one that will be simple and easy to manufacture, and one which can be placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement, and formation oi' parts, as will be hereinafter more specitlcally described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which drawing:

vligure 1 is a vertical central section through y the edge-trimmer, showing the same in use, a part of the operating handle being shown broken away.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the improved trimmer, with a part of the handle broken away.

Figure 3 is a detail, vertical section through the traveling carriage, taken substantially on the line 3--3 of Figure 1. looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a detail, sectional view through the holding plate for the electric motor, the view iid tra

being taken substantially on the line 4 4 of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the letter T generally indicates my improved lawn edge-trim nier, and the same includes a base carriage 5,- which is adapted to be manually pushed over a sidewall: adjacent to the edge of the lawn which is to be trimmed. The base carriage t includes a base plate t, having extending laterally from the opposite ends thereof pivot ears l, which iorrn journals lor rollers t which engage the wallt. The base plate t also has iormed thereon between the rollers t upstanding pivot ears d lor receiving the pivot pin lll, which also entends through ears ll iormed on the adjustment plate il. By providing the pin it the adjusting plate lll can be swung on the carriage. The lol-ward edge oi the adjustment plate il carries an angularly disposed extension il on which is shittably mounted the electric drive motor it. The drive motor lll is provided with an armature shait il, which extends through a slot in the extension it. The outer end oi the armature shaft has secured thereto in any desired manner a double-armed lrniie it, which is utilized for trimming the lawn edge.

The casing ol' the motor lil has rigidly secured thereto in any preferred manner an attaching plate il, which rests over the extension it. Holding screws lll entend through slots it in the ertension ll, and engage the attaching plate ll lor holding the motor in the desired position. d guard td can be provided lor the rotating knife it, and this rd can be secured in position on the extension il by the screws lt.

Rigidly secured to the entenslon llt oi the adjustment plate is a depending guide plate il. 'llhis guide plate 2i can be slotted as at 22 to permit the passage of the ends ol" the knife blade it past the same.

ds heretofore stated, the adjustment plate It can be swung on the carriage, and this adjustment plate can be heldin any desired position by the use of screws 23 carried by said adjustment plate. These screws are adapted to bear against the upper surface of the base plate of the carriage. After adjustment of the plate i2, the same can be held against upward movement by screws 24, which extend through the base plate into threaded engagement withthe adjustment plate.

The adjustment plate carriage has rigidly bolted thereto an operating handle 25, and this handlepreferablyextendsatanangleupwardlyfrom the carrkge at a suitable distance within convenient reach of the operator. The outer end of thehandlecsnbeformedlnanydesiredmanner to provide suitable hand-grips, and a switch can be mounted upon the handle for controlling the flow of current to the motor.

It is proposed to lead the electric wires for the motor through the handle, and the wires can terminste in a plug for connection with a suitable houswired socket.

In use of my improved edge-trimmer, the same is placed on the sidewalk with the guide plate 2| in engagement with the marginal edge of the walk adjacent to the lawn, with the rotatable knife it extended over the lawn at an angle thereto. 'I'he plate I2 can now be adjusted to position the knife best suited for the lawn, and the motor I4 can also be shifted so as to raise or lower the knife as may be preferred. The motor Il is now set in operation, and the operator pushes the carriage along the sidewalk by means of the handle 25. As the machine is pushed along the sidewalk, the rapidly rotating knife will cleanly cut and trim the lawn edge without any diiilculty on the part of the operator.

Obviously, when the knife It is worn, it ls necessary to adjust the same up and down relative to the cut as mentioned in connection with the raising and lowering elements. Furthermore, theadjushnentofthedepthofthecutisvarled up or down by raising and lowering the screws 2l and 2l. i

Changes in details maybe made without d parting from the spirit or the scope of my invention, but what I claim as new is:

A lawn edge trimmer comprising, a carriage having a base plate, transversely extending rollers rotatably carried by the base plate at the opposite ends thereof, an adjustable plate hingedly secured at its outer edge to the outer edge of the base plate between said rollers, said adjusting plate normally resting on the upper surface of the base plate, means for holding the adjusting plate in diierent angular positions relative to the base plate, an angular extension formed on the adjusting plate extending beyond the base plate, a motor adjustably mounted on the extension movable toward and away from the base plate, a cutting knife operatively connected to the motor, a depending guide plate secured to the extension for engaging the edge of a sidewalk adjacent the lawn to be trimmed, and a manipulating handle secured to adjusting plate.

PETER, P. BRUDER. 

